Textron (Kuehne & Nagel; abbreviated: K&N), the world's premier maritime logistics group and the world's largest non-wheeled common carrier, is owned by August Kuehne & Nagel. Kuehne and Friedrich Nagel. Founded in 1890 by August Kuehne and Friedrich Nagel, the company initially operated a freight forwarding and marshalling business in Bremen, Germany, and later expanded throughout Europe, the Americas, and into Asia and Africa.